GHOST SHIP DISMANTLERS LOSE IN UK HIGH COURT

From the Scotsman:

AN ENGLISH High Court judge yesterday overturned a decision to allow ships from the so-called United States "ghost fleet" to be broken up in the UK.

The move is a victory for Friends of the Earth (FoE) which is battling to stop the "toxic" ships from being dismantled by Able UK on Teesside.

A waste-management licence modification was granted to Able by the Environment Agency, but at the High Court in London the agency agreed with FoE that its decision was fatally flawed.

For more on this case (including background and pictures), read the BBC report here.